diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index d266d7190b..e3501abc57 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -3512,6 +3512,14 @@ gst_decode_chain_get_topology (GstDecodeChain * chain)
 
   /* Caps that resulted in this chain */
   caps = gst_pad_get_current_caps (chain->pad);
+
+  if (!caps) {
+    /* Try querying the peer sink pad caps.
+     * This will most likely be the case with typefind:src
+     */
+    caps = gst_pad_peer_query_caps (chain->pad, NULL);
+  }
+
   if (!caps) {
     caps = get_pad_caps (chain->pad);
     if (G_UNLIKELY (!gst_caps_is_fixed (caps))) {